Instant Lame Duck

By Kleinheider Posted on April 21, 2008 at 6:31 am

Gary Matthew Miller ponders the suggestion that John McCain should pledge only to serve one term:

I find myself torn on this notion. As a conservative I do not think (or do not want to think) of McCain as the future of the party. Four years spent rebuilding the Republican brand, making the tax cuts permanent, and replacing Stevens and Ginsburg on SCOTUS would constitute a wildly successful presidency in my estimation. McCain already says he is “older than dirt”. In 2012 he’ll be older than dirt +4 years. To pledge a single term may insure he wins in November with an ambivalent electorate.

That said, declaring that you will only serve one term will embolden congressional Democrats to thwart legislation and bottle-up judges in committee.

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